‍General resources for online collaboration

Blog? Wiki? Docs? Which One Should I Use? This chart rocks! http://bit.ly/d0GFOy
http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15-free-tools-for-web-based-collaboration/
Fantastic list of online collaboration tools http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/collaboration.html#maps
17 Online Meeting Tools That Facilitate #Collaboration http://t.co/AsLQUE9 #edchat
What promotes online collaboration and online communities? http://wiki.alt.ac.uk/index.php/On-line_communities
Mister Thread - Password Protected Backchannelshttp://bit.ly/gm3e0T
Ever wanted to draw/circle stuff/write on your screen/map/page/photo/pic during presentations? Free software Sketch-Up http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/draw-diagrams-pictures-presentations-sketch/
Whenisgood.net - Tired of the back and forth that happens when you're trying to schedule a meeting? Select on a grid the times that are good for you, then email (via a link) your grid to your invitees. They choose when they are also free. Meeting scheduled!
List of 70+ Educators Diigo Accounts via @Cybraryman1 http://bit.ly/dZ4Lsd #edchat #edtech #bookmarks #follow
GroupMe: http://groupme.com Free Group Texting. It's your real-life network, in your pocket.
Qlubb: free site 4 event calendaring, signup sheets, automatic task reminders, photo sharing, bulletin boardhttp://www.qlubb.com/qlubbs/new
Nota: mash ideas & media together in dynamic whiteboard wiki (video, photos, & other web) http://ow.ly/2HMtC
Social media goes to school: Heaps of ideas for online collaboration http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2010/06/16/03networking.h03.html
Collaboration page which also has communication tools: http://bit.ly/9vr0uA
The Best Ways To Find Other Classes For Joint Online Projects http://bit.ly/b0EBug
Dropbox Online resource storage with automatic syncing between your iPod, computer etc. So useful (and free too). http://db.tt/6HyIrw
Dropbox tips and tricks - http://ow.ly/18pevt
Edistorm takes collaborative brainstorming to a whole new level http://bit.ly/4mOZrO
Best web 2.0 tools for collaboration in teaching & learning...http://ow.ly/2i29n
Bounce: Write your own comments on any website, share http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/bounce-annotate-share-comments-website/
http://bit.ly/4H6Ixe Mind map of WEB 2.0 stuff
"24 Essential Social Media Resources You May Have Missed" -**http://bit.ly/cvQlKB**
Office Live Workspace/Windows Live SkyDrive 25GB of free online storage, Office on the web, etc. http://is.gd/e4cd7
Wetoku interview and record 2 video conferences at once http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/wetoku-conduct-record-share-video.html
Interactive designs http://www.inspiredm.com/2010/08/01/interactive-infographics/
Student collaboration in the online environment Student Collaboration in the Online Classroom.pdf
Text the mob:Collect feedback from audience: Polls or message boards on large screen, everyone sends input via cell phones, results instantly! http://bit.ly/10fGBV
TodaysMeet: An online backchannel your audience can use to ask questions and make comments http://todaysmeet.com/
Decide already! Online tool to help groups reach decisions in a timely manner https://decidealready.com/
WackWall - Build Your Own Social Network http://is.gd/ecSaM
Introducing the Mouse Mischief Quick Start Guide: http://ht.ly/2nKBr
Debategraph: decision-making visualization tool http://bit.ly/h93cb
Build online forms with Wufoo...http://wufoo.com/
Check out the use of www.spicynodes.org herehttp://itjil.blogspot.com/, it's a cool mindmapping tool
9 tools for collaboratively creating mindmaps onlinehttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/nine-tools-for-collaboratively-creating.html

Annotate web pages

http://mashable.com/2010/12/23/free-annotation-collaboration-tools/

‍Global connections with students - Ideas for getting started

E-Pals: Safe online 'pen pals' for kids K-12: http://www.epals.com/ Great to make global connections
Use http://www.interpals.net/ to find native speakers in other languages e.g. these 2 students http://bit.ly/e1cJWM
Global connections Skype: Add your name and expertise if you are willing to Skype with schoolshttp://www.skypeforeducators.com
Heaps Skype resources for teachers, also where to find tchrs who are willing to Skypehttps://echucaelearning.wikispaces.com/Skype
Wallwisher with ideas 4 teachers to make global connections: Pls add your ideashttp://www.wallwisher.com/wall/globalconnect
Twitter teacher convos, use hashtags: lists of educational hashtags, go to this page:http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Find fantastic educators to chat with using this page with Twitter teachers under headingshttp://cybraryman.com/plnstars.html
Tools to shorten multiple URLs and collaborate w/ students online in real-time http://bit.ly/ei4Aae
Add our global classroom pen pal program to your 2011-2012 school year plans. http://bit.ly/16UQFL
Open World Project: US students using social media to raise money for school in Nepal http://tinyurl.com/4t7vtgw
Something to join: Around the world in 80 Schools - use Skype to visit other schools! http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.ning.com/

PLN

7 Easy Steps to Creating Your Own PLN – Personal Learning Network http://bit.ly/cA2cNf
PLN resources and tips http://weconnect.pbworks.com/PLN
Twitter teacher conversations, use hashtags: lists of educational hashtags, go to this page: http://cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
Find fantastic educators to chat with using this page with Twitter teachers under headings http://cybraryman.com/plnstars.html
10 Ways to Help Students Develop a PLN http://bit.ly/b2xSKP
Great reading about how developing a PLN is worth more than going to PD http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/08/want-to-be-great-teacher-dont-go-to-pd.html
WackWall - Create a FREE Social Network - looking for Ning refugees - http://wackwall.com/
Whenisgood.net - Tired of the back and forth that happens when you're trying to schedule a meeting? Select on a grid the times that are good for you, then email (via a link) your grid to your invitees. They choose when they are also free. Meeting scheduled!
The Ultimate Twitter Guidebook For Teachers: http://bit.ly/i7Rcda
9 Web Apps for Gathering Customer Feedback:http://on.mash.to/hYIYmL
Mister Thread - Password Protected Backchannelshttp://bit.ly/gm3e0T
How to post to facebook from twitter http://www.madrasgeek.com/2010/12/how-to-post-from-twitter-to-facebook.html

Glogster

Fantastic ideas for using Glogster as an online collaboration tool: View this video http://blog.simplek12.com/education/2mett-glogster/
Beyond Book Reviews: 2nd grade Glogster projects www.smallwritersthinkingbig.blogspot.com
Great Glogster with links to webtools & online tools http://liebermanc.edu.glogster.com/glog-9993-8940/
Glogopedia - example Glogs from GlogsterEDU: http://bit.ly/edhhFX

Wallwisher (and other online sticky notes)

Wallwisher Online sticky notes: http://www.wallwisher.com/
31 Interesting Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom http://bit.ly/6Zo0Nt
Wallwisher Examples in education: http://www.diigo.com/user/isabellejones/wallwisher
20 Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom http://bit.ly/6lgPm9
22 Interesting Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom http://bit.ly/9GkNGa
24 Interesting Ways to use #Wallwisher in the Classroom http://bit.ly/6Zo0Nt
Wallwisher – 105 Classroom Ideas - http://bit.ly/ax9qKh
Ideas for using Wallwisher in school: http://bit.ly/bMBmqf
Sixteen interesting ways to use Wallwisher in the classroom
Wallwisher
Lino It: Similar to Wallwisher, but with this application you can evict naughty kids! http://en.linoit.com/ Also, you can create pop-ups to remind you of dates, you can collaborate with colleagues, and you can create a sticky note anywhere, anytime! http://en.linoit.com/
Corkboard: Classroom Collaboration http://is.gd/ksk7v A Wallwisher replacement
http://www.edistorm.com/ Mindmapping and online sticky notes
**Postica**. Postica lets you create sticky notes, attach a file and share them with your friends online
Listhings http://listhings.com/
Jjot http://jjot.com/
Stixy http://www.stixy.com/
Scrblr http://www.skrbl.com/
Three more applications: Stikkit and Posticky, and StickyTag.
Download this software to post virtual sticky notes straight onto your desktop http://www.freestickynotes.com/
Create virtual sticky notes for your website http://mysticky.net/
Building Persistant Sticky Notes with Local Storage http://j.mp/bR3N7n
Corkboard: http://blog.****corkboard****.me/ alternative to wallwisher
Corkboard: 3 Ways To Collect Information Using A Virtual Corkboard http://bit.ly/edCE7l
Corkboard: “ Corkboard Me” Gets Even Better: http://bit.ly/hk7mP0
Bulletin board tools like wallwisher, pindax, and corkboard .me

Online survey tools

9 Web Apps for Gathering Customer Feedback: http://on.mash.to/hYIYmL
Nine Survey Tools for Teachers and Students http://bit.ly/bkeFfP ~
Text the mob: Collect feedback from audience: Polls or message boards on large screen, everyone sends input via cell phones, results instantly! http://bit.ly/10fGBV
Debategraph: decision-making visualization tool http://bit.ly/h93cb

Word Clouds

Wordle to make word clouds. (http://www.wordle.net/)
If you go to this site http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2010/02/14/12-word-cloud-resources-tips-tools/ you will see a slideshow with 46 interesting ways to use Wordle in the classroom. Also, there are a stack of Wordle alternatives
I like this word cloud generator. Creates clouds from text. http://worditout.com/
"Word clouds to integrate reading and writing" Slides from my presentation uploaded http://bit.ly/cgPzza
Free Technology for Teachers - CloudCanvas http://bit.ly/ct9D8p
Word Clouds page: http://bit.ly/dt4muy

Online whiteboards and meeting spaces

6 Free Online Interactive White Boards http://bit.ly/bUZ3YH
Stacks of online presentation tools and online meeting spaces http://www.edutecher.net/links.php
Online whiteboards, audio, writing etc. DimDim http://www.dimdim.com/
a possible DimDim replacement http://www.bigmarker.com/ free online conferencing
Scribbler http://www.zefrank.com/scribbler/
Thinkature http://thinkature.com/
Twiddla http://www.twiddla.com/
WizIQ http://www.wiziq.com/
Thinklinkr http://thinklinkr.com/
Writeboard http://writeboard.com/
Stixy http://www.stixy.com/
Mixedlink http://mixedink.com/main.php
Groupboard http://www.groupboard.com/products/
Yuuguu
Online drawing http://drawisland.com/
Notaland http://notaland.com/ Casual Collaboration: Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and enjoy an interactive chat with more than 50 friends.Nota: mash ideas & media together in dynamic whiteboard wiki (video, photos, & other web)http://ow.ly/2HMtC
Whenisgood.net - Tired of the back and forth that happens when you're trying to schedule a meeting? Select on a grid the times that are good for you, then email (via a link) your grid to your invitees. They choose when they are also free. Meeting scheduled!
TodaysMeet: An online backchannel your audience can use to ask questions and make comments http://todaysmeet.com/
Online Chat via Chatzy: Chatzy is a free private chat service which you can use to communicate with people you already know or people who visits your blog or website. With Chatzy you can create a chatroom and send out email invitations very quickly and easily. No registration is required. http://www.chatzy.com/
Better than Elluminate?->ViVu's live video webcast tool which also works on iPad! http://bit.ly/cUVVT4
Mister Thread - Password Protected Backchannelshttp://bit.ly/gm3e0T
Today's Meet: Online meetings http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/how-to-video-todays-meet.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=Twitter

Collaborative and online drawing

http://drawisland.com/
Imagination Cubed: Collaborative drawing online http://www.imaginationcubed.com/

Screencasting and recording

Wetoku interview and record 2 video conferences at once http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/wetoku-conduct-record-share-video.html
Ten applications for making screencasts http://www.techlearning.com/blogs/31462

Collaborative writing

Typewith.me - Collaborate with others in real-time on a document. Each author can type in a different color, so you know who is contributing what. Share with others with the unique URL. Click here to learn more about how to use Typewith.me in your classroom.
Collaborative Text Editing Tool http://url.ie/659t
Etherpad http://etherpad.com/ -
Go to this page for some Etherpad substitutes -> http://echucaelearning.wikispaces.com/Etherpad
Example of Etherpad http://etherpad.com/sxkOusIcNl
Etherpad Clones and some tips for using it http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2010/04/more-etherpad-clones/, http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/tips-for-using?commentId=649749:Comment:458542, http://ietherpad.com/,
TypeWithMe: Similar to Etherpad http://typewith.me/
titanpad replaces etherpad as realtime collaborative online writing tool: http://titanpad.com/ , here is another tool meetingwords http://bit.ly/ce3sEl
Etherpad: Exporting documents http://ow.ly/1uOC9
Collaborative Text Editing Tool http://url.ie/659t
9 tools for collaboratively creating mindmaps onlinehttp://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/nine-tools-for-collaboratively-creating.html

Sample of a cool tool for collaborative storytelling http://storybird.com/books/what-does-it-mean-for-our-students-to-be-literate
Notaland http://notaland.com/ Casual Collaboration: Mash your ideas and media together with friends in a dynamic whiteboard wiki. Using photos, videos, and other web content you can instantly create brainstorms, presentations, scrapbooks, and enjoy an interactive chat with more than 50 friends.
Ever wanted to draw/circle stuff/write on your screen/map/page/photo/pic during presentations? Free software Sketch-Up http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/draw-diagrams-pictures-presentations-sketch/
Mister Thread - Password Protected Backchannelshttp://bit.ly/gm3e0T
- Whenisgood.net - Tired of the back and forth that happens when you're trying to schedule a meeting? Select on a grid the times that are good for you, then email (via a link) your grid to your invitees. They choose when they are also free. Meeting scheduled!
- TodaysMeet: An online backchannel your audience can use to ask questions and make comments http://todaysmeet.com/

Collaborative and online reading

Instapaper Makes Reading Online Content Fun and Easy http://bit.ly/cc6slL ~
Bounce: Write your own comments on any website, share http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/bounce-annotate-share-comments-website/

Collaborative video editing

Dragontape - Remix online videos into a gapless tape: Dragontape is a browser based collaborative playlist editor http://url4.eu/6XgTI

Free logos

Create a free logo http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/logosnap-create-a-logo-for-free

Skype and Skype alternatives

Skype http://www.skype.com/intl/en/welcomeback/
Global connections Skype: Add your name and expertise if you are willing to Skype with schoolshttp://www.skypeforeducators.com
Heaps Skype resources for teachers, also where to find tchrs who are willing to Skypehttps://echucaelearning.wikispaces.com/Skype
Use http://www.interpals.net/ to find native speakers in other languages e.g. these 2 students http://bit.ly/e1cJWM
Skype alternative: Oovoo http://www.oovoo.com/
Tiny Chat - free video chat online for up to 12 ppl, Similar to Skype video chat http://tinychat.com/
Record and edit Skype video calls (PC only) http://www.vodburner.com/
Ways, Other Than Skype, to Bring Experts Into Class http://goo.gl/fb/y3yZT
Skype training videos for teachers that would like to start using it http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/skype/index.html
Something to join: Around the world in 80 Schools - use Skype to visit other schools! http://aroundtheworldwith80schools.ning.com/
Wetoku interview and record 2 video conferences at once http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/wetoku-conduct-record-share-video.html
Free web-conferencing tool for small groups-http://www.meeting24.tv/login
Today's Meet: Online meetings http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/08/how-to-video-todays-meet.html

File Sharing

http://www.box.net/ Free file sharing (Word docs, Excel, PDF's etc.), you can save all your files and get one URL to give anyone access to the files, or just to access it from anywhere on the net.
Diigo starter sheet http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/starter+sheet+-+Diigo.pdf
Social Bookmarking And Diigo: http://bit.ly/f17QUT
Min.us: Extremely simple file-sharing site (10MB limit):http://tinyurl.com/678hf7s
Link sharing via Diigo: Huge Diigo page: http://bit.ly/gW187K
http://bit.ly/hDlcKM 3 Reasons Students Should Be Using Dropbox:
Share files using http://www.filedropper.com,http://www.box.net, http://sbrevolutionfiles.wikispaces.com, http://docs.google.com
Best online storage for documents, videos, pictures etc....can replace your USB! Online DropBox http://www.dropbox.com/
Drop.io http://drop.io/home/present
Google docs http://docs.google.com/
Livebinders http://livebinders.com/
How to use Livebinders in Maths and Science class http://www.teachscienceandmath.com/2011/03/09/how-to-use-livebinders-in-science-and-math-education/
Maximum PC | Cheat Sheet: 10 Tips and Tricks for Dropbox http://bit.ly/haZps3
Zoho Notebook
Mindmeister with links to free online collaboration tools http://www.mindmeister.com/12213323
How to Use Drop.io for Free via Free Technology for Teachers - http://tinyurl.com/3xmzp2c
Dropbox Online resource storage with automatic syncing between your iPod, computer etc. So useful (and free too). http://db.tt/6HyIrw
Office Live Workspace/Windows Live SkyDrive 25GB of free online storage, Office on the web, etc. http://is.gd/e4cd7
Chances are, if you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe http://www.evernote.com/
Instant, One-Click File Sharing: Ge.tt http://tinyurl.com/2fmroeb
Google New Storage Product: Meet Cloud Picker http://tinyurl.com/33sd4xx
Copy and paste between computers in three easy steps http://cl1p.net/
Remember when sending huge files 2 was hard? Now you can use Filedropper, dropbox, google, & yousendit
Great resource, all about "Uploading It - Online File Storage and Organization" http://goo.gl/fb/RbenK

Sharing links

Diigo social bookmarking for teachers http://educationtechnology-theoryandpractice.blogspot.com/2011/06/social-bookmarking-diigo-for-teachers.html
Shorten links http://bit.ly/
Fur.ly - Shorten multiple URLs into one, & easily navigate through all your URLs. The best way to understand is to see an example...click here to view a fur.ly of all the links mentioned in this post.
More tools to shorten multiple URL's into one link http://www.orphicpixel.com/how-to-shorten-multiple-urls-at-once/
Tools to shorten multiple URLs and collaborate w/ students online in real-time http://bit.ly/ei4Aae
Sign up to trunkly to keep track of all the links you share via twitter, facebook etc. http://trunk.ly/
Diigo starter sheet http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/starter+sheet+-+Diigo.pdf
Link sharing via Diigo: Huge Diigo page: http://bit.ly/gW187K
Maximum PC | Cheat Sheet: 10 Tips and Tricks for Dropbox http://bit.ly/haZps3
Copy and paste between computers in three easy steps http://cl1p.net/
Mister Thread - Password Protected Backchannelshttp://bit.ly/gm3e0T
Livebinders http://livebinders.com/

Ning and Ning alternatives

Ning: Free Ning alternatives http://www.jonbishop.com/2010/04/9-free-ning-alternatives-and-some-open-source-solutions/
The Innovative Educator’s Learning Network (Alternatives to Ning) Top Picks http://ow.ly/2nQGt
Grou.ps is another Ning alternative http://grou.ps/
More Ning alternatives http://www.emresokullu.com/blogs/item/thoughts-on-ning-exodus-and-groups-socialgo--grouply-amp-others
Grouply: Free ning alternative & lets you import your ning contacts http://blog.grouply.com/ning/?gclid=CL7cy_eChqMCFQ4cewod-UU8kQ

Personal Learning Network (PLN)

Create your own PLN http://sites.google.com/site/edtechlearning/resources-1

Photo sharing and commenting

Voicethread http://voicethread.com/
Examples of VoiceThread in the classroom http://www.slideshare.net/suziea/voicethread-examples-in-education-presentation
Pikistrips - Like ComicLife but online and free: Turn Pictures Into Comics Without Image Editing Software http://goo.gl/menv
PhotoPeach http://photopeach.com/
Collaborative annotation of images online | SpeakingImage http://bit.ly/gYsWS3

Google

Shared spaces (games, planning, productivity) tools to share with others (send them the link to your shared space) http://sharedspaces.googlelabs.com/
For many Google resources and links go to this page http://echucaelearning.wikispaces.com/Google+Docs
Direct link to Google docs http://docs.google.com/
Go ogle Buzz
Google Wave
41 New Ways Google Docs Makes Your Life Easier http://is.gd/dfAXD

Collaborative projects